JPS6282866A - Movable type recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a recording head from being damaged due to external force and to protect a ribbon by making it possible to hold off the recording head from a recording position to hold off the recordig head when the use of the recording head is not required. CONSTITUTION:When a power supply switch is turned on and a lever 26 is disengaged from the step part 28a2 of a slit 28 and returned to an upper corner 28a1, the head 13 is descended by the tensile force of a spring 25 and allowed to contact with a reference surface B with a prescribed pressure together with the ribbon 32. A microswitch 31 is also turned on and power is supplied to a recording part A2. When the end part 26a of the level 26 is engaged with the step part 28a2 of the lever 26 by pressing the end part 26a, the head 13 is lifted and floated from the reference surface B, so that the head 13 and the ribbon 32 are prevented from damage due to the external force. Then, the power supply of the recording part A2 is turned off, a releasing plate 30 separates a ribbon pressing roller 42 from a ribbon feeding roller 40 to release the ribbon 32 as well.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a movable recording apparatus in which a recording head is protected.

[Prior art]

A movable recording device is one in which the device is manually moved in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the built-in recording head, and images and characters are recorded every predetermined amount of movement. Conventional recording devices of this type have problems, especially when using a thermal head as the recording head, because the head needs to come into contact with the recording surface (recording paper).
The head always protrudes downward (protrudes from the main body), so even when not in use, there is a risk of damaging the important heating element at the tip, and especially in thermal transfer type, the ribbon may also be damaged. Since it is exposed at the tip of the head, there is a risk that the ribbon may be damaged.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a movable recording device in which the recording head or ribbon is not damaged.

[Structure of the invention]

For this reason, the present invention is configured such that the recording head can be retracted from the recording position.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described in which the present invention is applied to a mobile type simple copying apparatus that is moved and scanned by pushing it by hand. This simple copying apparatus has a reading function for reading images and characters, and a recording function for recording (writing) the read contents on recording paper.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall outline of the simple copying apparatus A. On the top surface thereof, there is a main power on/off switch 1 with a set of levers, and a read/write switch for switching between reading mode and recording mode.
A recording switch 2, a mode changeover switch 3 that changes the range of reading and recording (width and length), etc. by pressing the switch, and a monitor display section 4 that displays the latest read content, and a start operation button on the side. A start/stop switch 5 is provided for switching between the start and end operations.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a reading window 6 on the bottom of the simple copying device A from the tip side in the direction of travel (left side in the figure).
, an axially elongated running reference roller 7, a recording window 8, and an axially elongated running auxiliary roller 9 are arranged, and the running reference roller 7 and the axially elongated running auxiliary roller 9 are supported by fixed shafts, and the apparatus The rollers 7.9 are located at substantially both ends of the rollers 7.9, and the center of gravity is located between the two rollers 7.9, so that a stable posture can be maintained in the longitudinal and vertical directions during travel.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the interior of this simple copying apparatus A includes a reading section A1, a recording section A2, and a storage/control section A.
It is composed of 3.

First, the reading section AI includes an illumination light source 10 consisting of a group of light emitting diodes arranged in two rows in the X direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3) to illuminate the downward direction of the reading window 6; The image light reflected by the image sensor 11 (which is elongated in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper of FIG. 3, that is, parallel to the axial direction of the roller 7.9) is made of a CCD, an MO3 solid-state image sensor, or the like. ), and the reading image sensor 11 performs main scanning in the longitudinal direction (X direction) using a signal generated by an encoder (described later) every time the entire device A moves a certain amount in the Y direction. being done, -
Read the column image (including text, the same applies below). That is, reading is performed section by section, for example, line by line, so that the lines are read at equal intervals. The sub-scanning is performed by moving the entire apparatus A in the direction of arrow Y (direction perpendicular to the X direction).

In this way, the reading window 6 of the reading section AI is set closer to the tip than the traveling reference roller 7, that is, closer to the tip corner of the device A, so that it is possible to read even the binding margin of the book. Become. Note that the lower surface All of the tip portion of this reading section A1 protrudes downward, and this portion and the travel reference roller make it possible to read even when the travel assist roller is not on the surface to be read.

The recording unit A2 forms a reference surface B (the surface of the recording paper or the surface to be read) at the lowermost surface of each of the running reference roller 7 and the running auxiliary roller 9, and the running reference roller 7 and the running auxiliary roller 9 A thermal head 13 (elongated in the X direction) as a recording head faces from a recording window 8 between the Recording is now taking place. That is, since recording is performed section by section, for example, line by line, recording is performed so that the lines are equally spaced.

The thermal head 13 has heating elements arranged in the longitudinal direction at its tip, and can move up and down while receiving a downward elastic force from the recording window 8. That is, the head 13 is fixed to a head holding plate 14, and the head holding plate 14 can move up and down with respect to the head regulating plate 15.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the vertical movement mechanism of this part is a head regulating plate fixed to the head regulating plate 15.
A U-shaped positioning block 19 fixed to the head holding plate 14 is inserted into the shaft 18 between the tabs 16 and 17, and a head regulating block 2o fixed to the head regulating plate 15 is inserted.
It is assembled by inserting the positioning block 22 fixed to the holding plate 14 into the shaft 21 of the holder.

A pin 23 implanted on the lower side of the head regulating plate 15
A tension spring 25 is suspended between the pin 24 and the bottle 24 installed on the upper side of the head holding plate 14.

Further, a lever 26 is rotatably supported on the head regulating plate 15 by a shaft 27, and one end 26 of the lever 26 is rotatably supported on the head regulating plate 15.
28a formed on the outer case 28, and the other end 26b is in contact with the lower surface of the bottle 29 implanted in the head holding plate 14.

Further, a release plate 30 is attached to the shaft 27 of the lever 26 that does not move relative to the main body of the lever 26 on the side opposite to the head holding plate 14 side of the head regulating plate 15. It is rotatable.

Further, a microswitch 31 is arranged below the lever 26, and when the end 26a of the lever 26 is pushed downward, the switch 31 is turned off. This switch 31 is inserted in series with the main power switch 1 and functions as a power switch for the recording section.

From the above, the head 13 is moved by the spring 25 while being guided in movement by the vertical movement mechanism made of the above-mentioned block, etc.
However, as the pin 29 of the head holding plate 14 comes into contact with the end 26b of the lever 26, the other end 26a of the lever 26
However, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper limit 28 of the slit 28a
The lowest position of the head 13 is determined when it comes into contact with a1, and this position is set to be slightly lower than the reference plane B described above.

Therefore, if the entire apparatus A is pressurized so that the lower end of the head 13 is flush with the reference surface B, the head 13 will be pressed against the reference surface B with a predetermined pressure.

Note that when one end 26a of the lever 26 is pushed downward and is locked to the intermediate step 28a2 of the slit 28a, the head 13 is in a raised position against the tensile force of the spring 25. , as mentioned above, microswitch 3
1 is off.

On the other hand, 32 is a wide ink ribbon (thermal transfer ribbon), which is suspended at the tip of the head 13 so as to be wound from a source reel 33 to a take-up reel 34 (ribbon take-up mechanism). The source reel 33 is arranged substantially vertically above the running assist roller 9, and the take-up reel 34 is arranged substantially vertically above the running reference roller 7. The above-mentioned suspension of the ribbon 32 is carried out by applying appropriate tension to the ribbon holding rollers 35 to 39, and a ribbon feeding roller 40 is provided between the rollers 38 and 39.

The ribbon feed roller 40 rotates by receiving the rotational force of the running reference roller 7 via a plurality of gears 41, and constitutes a ribbon feeding mechanism together with the ribbon pressing roller 42, which forces the ribbon 32 to run. In response to the rotation of the reference roller rough, that is, in accordance with the amount of travel to the device, an amount approximately equal to the amount of travel of the device A is sent.

Note that the ribbon presser roller 42 is attached to the presser roller support bin 4.
A pressing force on the ribbon feed roller 40 is obtained by a spring 45 attached to the tip of a lever 44 pivoted at the lever 3 and suspended from the bin 43. The protrusion 44a of the lever 44 is locked by the release plate 30 that rotates with the rotation of the lever 260 described above.

Therefore, as described above, one end 26 of the lever 26
Push a downward and remove the middle step 28 of the sulin) 28a.
When the lever 26 is locked in the release plate 3, the rotation of the lever 26 is stopped by the release plate 3.
0'', the lever 26 is pushed up against the spring 45, and the pressure on the ribbon 32 is released.

In this state, even if the running reference roller 7 rotates and the ribbon feed roller 4o rotates, the ribbon will not be forcibly fed.

The above-mentioned winding wheel 34 is suspended between the travel auxiliary roller 9 and a square belt 4 which is tensioned by a pulley 46'.
6, the ribbon is wound up in response to the rotational force of the traveling assist roller 9, and the ribbon is wound onto the ribbon sent by the ribbon feeding roller 40 in consideration of the inner diameter.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the diameter of the travel assist roller 9 is Dl, and the diameter of the pulley 51 coaxial with this roller 9 is d.
, and the outer diameter of the inner cylinder 34a of the take-up rule 34 is D2,
Boo IJ79 for square belt 46 coaxial with this reel 34
The outer diameter D2 is set (initial value) to satisfy D2≧Dt(at/a+). Therefore, as the ribbon 32 is wound onto the take-up reel 34, the outer diameter of the ribbon on the winding side gradually becomes larger than D2, so that the amount of ribbon winding increases for a given amount of movement. As a result, winding is performed by an amount greater than the amount of movement.

Therefore, the used ribbon can be wound up without using any other parts, and no inconvenience will occur due to unnecessary ribbon. It should be noted that the winding wheel 34 may be driven by the rotational force of the traveling reference roller rough.

On the other hand, a ribbon running direction regulating mechanism (reversal prevention mechanism) is provided to make the running direction of the ribbon 32 unidirectional. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a wheel 72 is attached coaxially to the lower (back plate 71) side of the take-up reel 34 and fixed to the reel 34, and this wheel 72 and the upper plate A reverse rotation prevention wheel 74 is arranged between the
It is configured to always pull this wheel 74 to the narrow side. 75 is a lever that holds the shaft 74a of the wheel 74. This lever 75 has a guide hole 7 formed therein.
A pin 76 implanted in the back plate 71 is inserted into and attached to 5a. And this pin 76 and lever 75
A spring 78 is suspended between the pin 77 and the wheel 74, so that the wheel 74 is constantly pulled in the direction of arrow a.

Therefore, when the mounting WA moves in the Y direction, the travel auxiliary roller 9 rotates in the direction of the arrow A, the take-up reel 34 connected by the square belt 46 rotates in the direction of the arrow C, and at the same time the wheel 72 also rotates in the same direction. do.

At this time, the reverse rotation prevention wheel 74 rotates while receiving a force pushing it in the direction opposite to the arrow a. However, when the wheel 72 rotates in the opposite direction to the arrow C, the anti-reverse rotation wheel 74 moves in the direction of the arrow a, receives a force that draws it between the upper plate 73 and the wheel 72, and the upper plate 73 The wheel 7 is sandwiched between the wheel 72 and the wheel 72.
The rotation of 2 is stopped.

Note that this ribbon running direction regulating mechanism is constructed by separately fixing a ratchet wheel (not shown) coaxially with the shaft of the ribbon feed roller 40, and disposing a pawl (not shown) and a spring (not shown) on this ratchet wheel. It can also be configured by In addition to this, the set of ratchet, pawl, and spring can be arranged on the shaft of the gear 41, or on the reel shaft of the take-up reel 34, or even on the shaft of the traveling reference roller rough, It can also be constructed by incorporating a one-way crank.

With this running direction regulating mechanism, even if the device A is run in the opposite direction (opposite direction to arrow Y), the ribbon will not be fed or wound in the opposite direction, and there is no risk of damage to the ribbon 32. do not have.

Incidentally, if this running direction regulating mechanism is also provided to the running reference roller 7 and the running assist roller 9, unnecessary reverse running can be prevented from occurring.

Further, a brake mechanism is incorporated in the original reel 33 of the ribbon. As shown in FIG. 3, this brake mechanism has a cylindrical member 47 fixed to the shaft of the main reel 33 outside the area where the ribbon is wound, and the cylindrical member 47 exerts a braking action by elastically rubbing the cylindrical member 47. A presser spring 48,
It is composed of a spring holding member 49 that fixes the base of the presser spring 48, and a spring regulating member 50 that brings the presser spring 48 into contact with the cylindrical member 47 with an appropriate pressure.

This brake mechanism prevents the main reel 33 from running out of control. The braking effect can be adjusted by not only changing the shape of the presser spring 48 but also by adhering a different material to the spring 48 and pressing this material against the cylindrical member 47.

Furthermore, a square belt 52 is suspended between a pulley 51 on the axis of the running reference roller rough provided on the side closer to the reading section A1 and an encoder 53 serving as a movement detection mechanism, and the rotation of the running reference roller 7 (travel amount and speed) is detected by the encoder 53.

As shown in FIG. 10, the storage/control unit A3 includes a control unit 54 equipped with a ROM containing a CPU, a system program, etc., and a memory such as a RAM or a small floppy disk for storing read image information. The image content read by the reading unit A1 is transmitted to the control unit 5.
The stored image contents are stored in the storage section 55 via the control section 54, and the stored image contents are recorded from the recording section A2 via the control section 54. Note that this reading and recording is timed by a movement amount detection signal from the encoder 53.

Now, when the power switch 1 is turned on and the lever 26 is removed from the stepped portion 28a2 of the slit 28 and returned to the upper limit 28a, the head 13 descends under the tension of the spring 25 and moves along with the ribbon 32 to the reference plane B. Spring 25
They come into contact with each other at a predetermined pressure. Further, at this time, the microswitch 31 is also switched from off to on, and power is turned on to the recording section A2. Further, the release plate 30 rotates the lever 44 of the ribbon pressing roller 42 counterclockwise to press the ribbon pressing roller 42 against the ribbon feeding roller 54.

Therefore, by one sub-scanning (movement) in the direction of arrow Y,
At maximum, recording can be performed by the width of the ribbon 32 or the width of the head 13, and the larger the width, the more the number of scans can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the end 26a of the lever 26 is pushed to engage the step 28a of the slit 28, the head 13 rises and floats off the reference plane B, preventing the head 13 and ribbon 32 from being damaged by external force. The power of the recording section A2 is turned off, and the release plate 30 further separates the ribbon pressing roller 42 from the ribbon feeding roller 40, and ribbon feeding is also canceled.

That is, by checking the vertical position of the head 13, it is possible to check the power on/off state and the functional state of the ribbon feeding mechanism.

Note that when the head 13 is rising, the feed roller 4
0 is stopped, and when device A is run at this time, the winding reel 34 rotates and a winding force is generated for the ribbon 32, but the brake mechanism of the source reel 33 and the rollers 32 to
Ribbon feeding is regulated by the resistance of the feeding system caused by 39.

FIG. 11 shows a functional flow for reading and recording operations of apparatus A. Control operations after the power is turned on are performed by the read/record switch 2, mode changeover switch 3, and start/stop switch 4.

Step 60 becomes YES by turning on the mode changeover switch 3. Step 61 is a step for determining whether to decide or change the range (length and width) for reading or recording. This will result in a No. 62 is a step for selecting one range from a plurality of predetermined ranges, and is determined by pressing the start/stop switch 5 a predetermined number of times.

63 is a step for selecting whether or not to enter the reading mode, and when the recording/reading switch 2 is pressed once, the result becomes YES.

64 is a step for determining the start of reading, 65
66 is a step of the reading operation, and 66 is a step of determining the end of reading (stop).

67 is a step for selecting whether or not to enter the recording mode; press the recording/reading switch 2 twice to select YES.
becomes. 68 is a step for determining the start of recording, 69 is a step for recording operation, and 70 is a step for determining the end of recording (stop).

First, a reading operation is performed as follows.

Turn on the mode selector switch 3, proceed to steps 61-62 to determine the reading range, proceed to steps 60-61-63, set the reading mode with the read/record switch 2, and then start/stop. When the switch 5 is turned on, reading can be started. When the device A is moved by hand, the travel reference roller 7 and the travel auxiliary roller 9 rotate, and this rotation is detected by the encoder 53 to detect the amount of movement to the device, and the image is changed in synchronization with this detection signal. Reading is performed through the reading window 6. The read image information is stored in the memory of the storage section A2, and the latest content is displayed on the monitor display section 4. By turning on the start/stop switch 2 again, 8 sales are completed.

Next, set the device A on top of the recording paper, lower the head 13 using the lever 26, and then press the mode selector switch 3.
When step 67 is reached by operating other parts, the reading/recording switch 2 is pressed to record? , ★ mode and position the head 13 at a predetermined position.

When the start/stop switch 5 is turned on, the recording standby state is entered, and as the apparatus A moves in the direction of the arrow Y, the heating element of the head 13 is selectively turned on according to the amount of movement detected by the encoder 53, as in the case of reading. The ribbon 32 on the front side is transferred to the recording paper by being driven by heat generation, and the image stored in the storage section A3 is recorded. After the desired recording is completed, the start/stop switch 5 is turned on to end the recording operation. Finally, lever 2
When the head 13 is retracted upward by 6, the power is also turned off.

During the reading and recording operations described above, if RA or M is used as the storage section 54, it is not possible to store more than the capacity of the memory, so the contents must be recorded once. When using a floppy disk, it has a large capacity of 800 yen, so it can be read continuously, and it can be replaced with another floppy disk, so reading can be continued one after another.

Furthermore, since the encoder 53 is operated by the rotation of the traveling reference roller 7, even if the traveling auxiliary roller 9 comes off the surface to be read during reading, reading is possible. Since a pseudo reading surface is formed by the running reference roller 7, if the surface to be read is aligned with this surface, it is possible to read the surface without causing any deviation in the surface to be read. Also,
The binding margin of a book or the like can also be read by pushing it apart with the protrusion All.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment. Components that perform the same functions as those in the above-described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals with a suffix (') appended to them. In this embodiment, the vertical movement of the head 13' is driven by a solenoid 81 so that the head 13' can be stored. The head 13' is connected to a lever 82 which is connected to one end 83a of another swinging lever 83.
is supported by. This swinging lever 83 has its central portion pivoted by a fixed pin 84, and the vicinity of the other end 83b pivoted by a piston 85 of the lenoid 81, and its end 83b receives a downward pulling force from a spring 86. ing.

In this embodiment, the solenoid 81 is
is in a de-energized state, the head 13'
When the power is turned on, the solenoid 81 is energized and the piston 85 is attracted, and the head 13' is moved upwards by the tensile force of the recording window 13'. It protrudes downward from 8' and becomes ready for recording.

(Indicated by imaginary lines.) Although each of the above embodiments deals only with evacuation and storage of the recording head, it is also possible to cover the recording window 8, 8' with a cover after the recording head is stored. In this way, the protection of the head and ribbon becomes more effective.

FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show an example that can be covered in this way. Here, the example head 13' shown in FIG. 12 is used.

A block 87 is fixed to the back of the upper part of the head 13', and the lower surface of the back side is a slope 87a. 88 is recording window 8
This is a lid for closing ``, and its movement in the direction of mark d is guided with respect to the bottom plate 89 by temporary guides 90 and 90''. Upright pieces 88a and 88b are formed on both sides of the back of this M2S, and are pulled toward the back by springs 91 and 91'. Reference numeral 92 denotes a drive plate, which is rotatable around a fixed shaft 93, and has both arms 92a and 92b.
are in contact with the back surfaces of the rising pieces 88a and 88b.

In this embodiment, when the head 13' is in the state shown in FIGS.
', and its upper end is in contact with the block 87. When the head 13' moves downward from this state, the slope 87a of the block 87 pushes the upper end of the drive tJi 92 toward the back (rightward in FIG. 13), and the drive plate 9
The second arms 92a, 92b move the lid 88 away from the window 8' with the rising pieces 88a, 88b in front, exposing the window 8'. When the head 13' is completely lowered, the lid 88 completely opens the window 8'.

On the other hand, when the head 13' rises, the drive plate 92 is no longer pressurized by the block 87, so the lid 88 is moved back by the tensile force of the springs 91, 91', closing the window 8'.

The slope of the slope 87a of the block 87 is determined in consideration of the amount of downward movement of the head 13' and the amount of opening of the recording window 8'. That is, it is determined that the lid 88 and the head 13' do not come into contact with each other.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the recording head can be retracted from the recording position, it is possible to prevent the recording head from being damaged by external force by retracting it when not in use. Then, it becomes possible to protect the ribbon.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a simple copying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the device, FIG. 3 is a side view of the inside of the device, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a locking diagram of the lever for moving the head, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the head holding plate and the head regulating plate, and FIG. The figure is an explanatory diagram of the mechanism that winds the ribbon beyond the amount of movement, Figure 8 is a side view showing the ribbon running direction regulating mechanism, and Figure 9 is a view of the ribbon running direction regulating mechanism in Figure 8 from below. 10 is a diagram showing the overall functional block, FIG. 11 is an overall functional flowchart, FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a simple copying device of another embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a head in FIG. 12. FIG. 14 is a side view showing the lower window opening mechanism, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the same mechanism. [Explanation of symbols] 1... Main power switch, 2... Reading/recording switch, 3... Mode selection switch, 4... Monitor display section, 5... Start/stop switch, 6...・
・Reading window, 7... Travel reference roller, 8... Recording window,
9... Travel auxiliary roller, 10... Illumination light source, 11.
...Reading sensor, 12...Lens, 13...Thermal head, 14...Head holding plate, 15...Head regulation plate, 16.17...Block, 18...Axis, 1
9...Block, 20...Block, 21...Axis, 22...Block, 23.24...Pin, 25
...Tension spring, 26...Lever, 27...
Shaft, 28...Case plate, 29...Pin, 30...
Release plate, 31... Microsinch, 32... Ink ribbon, 33... Original winding reel, 34... Take-up reel, 35-39... Ribbon holding roller, 40... Ribbon feeding Roller, 41... Gear, 42... Ribbon holding roller, 43... Roller holding shaft, 44... Lever, 45... Spring, 46... Square belt, 47...
... Cylindrical member, 48... Presser spring, 49... Spring holding member, 50... Spring regulating member, 5I... Pulley,
52... Square belt, 53... Encoder, 54...
- Control unit, 55... Storage unit. 71... back plate, 72...
...Wheel, 73...Top plate, 74...Wheel for preventing reverse rotation, 75...Lever, 76.77...Pin,
78... Spring, 81... Solenoid, 82.
83... Lever, 84... Fixing pin, 85...
Piston, 86... Spring, 87... Block, 88... Lid, 89... Bottom plate, 90.90'...
Guide plate, 91.91'...Spring, 92...
Drive plate, 93 fixed shaft.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A mobile recording device in which images and characters are recorded by moving the entire recording head in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction, characterized in that the recording head is configured to be retractable from the recording position. A mobile recording device. (2) The movable recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording head is configured to be housed inside. (3) The movable recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the stored recording head is protected by a cover.